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The secretary turned her attention over to her computer and began scanning through some names. Chris Brooks wasn't anywhere to be found, but a Cobblepot was. Which meant that he had at least had a conversation with the boss.

She picked up the phone and pressed the first button on her machine. "One moment, Mr. Brooks." she said with a smile.

"Mr. Fisk? There's a Chris Brooks here to see you about a business matter.....yes, sir.....no, sir.....Mr. Cobblepot referred him......yes, sir.....Alright." she said into the phone, then hung up.

"He'll be with you in just a minute."

There were cameras everywhere. A few in plain sight, angled to get every inch of the room, and a few in rather nicely hidden places.

After a few minutes, a man walked out of the large doors that led to Fisk's office. He placed his hat back onto his head, glanced over at Chris, then turned to the secretary.
"I'll be by again next week, Miss Yates." the man said as he headed towards the elevator.

"Alright then, have a good day Mr. Foswell." the secretary replied as the man in the suit dissapeared into the elevator.

After a few more minutes, a light on the secreary's desk came on. She glanced over at Brooks and smile. "Alright, Mr. Fisk will see you now." She replied.

"Of course." Fisk replied from behind his large desk. "Please, have a seat." he said as he motioned towards the chair in front of his desk with one hand. With the other, he motioned for the two large guards standing on the sides of the door to go wai outside.

Once they had left and closed the door, Fisk turned his attention back to Chris. "So, what is it you came here to talk about...Mr. Brooks, was it?"

"I have an unlimited number of resources and contacts at my disposal." Fisk replied. "The nature of your situation and how much your employer is willing to pay is the only thing you'll need to be conserned with."

"The Joker?" Fisk asked, his expression changing a bit. "He stopped by to pick up a payment for one of my other employees quite some time ago. I've gathered as much information as I could on the man after his visit, but any other information you could provide would be helpful."

Fisk took the files and looked over them. Some, he'd already seen. Others, he hadn't.

"There have been times when my employees were unsucessful." he replied, turning his attention back towards Chris. "But, if that becomes the case agian...I assure you, Joker's attention will neither be on your employer or myself."

"The ones I would recomend, I'm afraid I've yet to see in this world." Fisk replied. "I can't recomend anyone with absolute certainty at the moment either. There are a few under my employ that are new, so I've yet to see any serious work from them. Another is good at what she does, but she is unstable at best. Another woman would easily be able to take care of your problem, but she does seem to be allied with the Joker. Unless something's happened to change that, getting her to turn against him may be difficult."

Fisk thought for a moment. "How long is your employer willing to wait before I send someone to take care of your problem?" he asked.



The man in the mail room jumped a bit and looked nervously at the box. He hesitated a moment, then moved and gently picked the box up. He took it outside the room and handed it to a security guard. He looked at it a moment, then took it and quickly moved down the hall with it. Within seconds he was inside a small, but heavily built room. He closed the door behind him, and pressed a button on the inside of the door. There was a metalic swish and clack, and the man was sealed inside with the box. The then took the box over to a metal table...the only furniture in the room, and began opening the box.

Considering who the boss was...they had to be cautious of bombs or other types of threats.